Thursday, May 26, 2005

Wanted and Imprisioned Candidates

Israel National News reported Many terrorists currently serving time in Israeli prisons will be permitted by the Palestinian Authority to run in its upcoming parliamentary elections. Among them will apparently be convicted Fatah terrorist Marwan Barghouti, seeking a seat in the PA parliament. Another terrorist candidate is wanted Al-Aqsa Brigade chief Jamal Abu Roub, who goes by the nickname “Hitler.”

I see nothing wrong with this. Now if they win, and the Palestinians said they had to be freed, I would have a problem with it, but I think that many currently in office probably should be in prision, so I don't see why a prisoner should not be a candidate. Now if the voters want to throw away their vote, by electing someone who can't serve them, that is their right.

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